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Date:      Tue, 10 Aug 2004 00:24:01 +0200
From:      Philip Paeps <philip@freebsd.org>
To:        freebsd-current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: [PLEASE TEST] Better support for Synaptics Touchpads
Message-ID:  <20040809222401.GC14911@fasolt.home.paeps.cx>
In-Reply-To: <20040809072854.I22209-100000@moo.sysabend.org>
References:  <86n0188cfa.fsf@kamino.rfc1149.org> <20040809072854.I22209-100000@moo.sysabend.org>

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On 2004-08-09 07:34:24 (-0700), Jamie Bowden <ragnar@sysabend.org> wrote:
> On Fri, 6 Aug 2004, Arne Schwabe wrote:
> > Anyway pressing buttons of the touchpad and moving the stick gives
> > _strange_ effects but I think this time I motivate myself by not using the
> > synaptics XFree86 driver, so either I fix it or my mouse is broken :)
> 
> What I want to know is if this addition gives the ability to turn tapping,
> and the added features off.

If people want that option, we can provide a sysctl for it.  I'd like to avoid
turning psm into too much of a dumping ground though.  Most of what it does
should really already be done in moused...

> I hate having inadvertant changes in pressure be interpreted by the mouse
> driver as a tap.

I see what you mean :-)

> Software that attempts to be smarter than the user never is.

Hardware that implements a kitchen-sink, a walk-in microwave and a hottub
is really asking for it though *grin*.

I'll see what I can do wrt sysctls to turn things off selectively.

 - Philip

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